Dawa Harewa

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Dawe Harewa (Oromo: Dawwee Harawaa) is a district located in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Dawe Harewa ( 10°44′N40°03′E / 10.73°N 40.05°E / 10.73; 40.05 ) is bordered on the south by Artuma Fursi, on the west by Dawa Chaffa, on the northwest by the Argobba special woreda, on the northeast by Baati, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns in Dawe Harewa include Bora. Dawe Harewa was part of former Chaffa Gola Dewerahmedo woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 41,359, of whom 20,431 are men and 20,928 women; 1,706 or 4.13% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 99.58% reporting that as their religion. [1]

Notes

  1. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.

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